Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
Rose-Marie.


II was eleven o. clock on warm July
forenoon when passengers from the
afterward Inflated "Ville de Paris
found themselves on terra frnia IN New
York and amid scenes fam liar or
novel, as Suited their previous history.
Among the crowd, and yet apart. was
n young woman. slender, fair and with
something distiague about her simple
dress. 1t was before the DAYS OF the
barge Office, but the vcSations Of GUS
tomhousc ordeals were sufficiently try
ing. and the girl was very glad to re-
caive some assistance from stranger
who noticed her perplexity. He said
he had come 70 the dock simply 10 take
charge Of some artistic liousc-furnish-
ings sent in advance by his sister. and
so he could easily pause little in exc
cutting his commission.
She did not know how 10 reach the
address she held in her hand and he
tried to oxplain-.and she tried 70 un-
derstand.
The difficulty OF comprehension arose
not from innate stupidity on either side
but from lack OF common language.
He spoke Engl Sd well. but French in
differently; she could roll out melodi.
Gus sentences in the Celtic tongue, but
her English was ''as she Is spoke. :"
However. the obstacles were all re-
moved. and Mile. Rose. Marie de Aldlne
was at last with her French ideas Of
propriety much shocked, but her fears
that she would have to stay ut the
battery all day allayed, slowed away in
m up town board ng-house kept by a
French family.
The next morning Rose-Mw.e was in
another quandari. She was 10 go to
an instruction bureau on Union square,
and had not Madame Guillanme al
lowed her twclve-year-old daughter 10
show her the way il Is doubtful wheth-
er she would have had sufficient conf
denee IN her disgraccd boarding-school
English to venture.
But No. % was reached at last. Vic.
torinc said Eau reroirn' aud Mile, dc
Aldinc. with trembling steps. mounted
tho stairs and found herself in the
presence Of Madame Schonbcrg. q
rather grand. immaculate persona &c.
who received her with the condescend-
ing nod Of monarch. waved her hand
10 . sofa. and continued an animated
conversation with man In The window
seat After long Tins she bale him
goodbye aud turned TO caiechise Rose.
Marie: Did she have cool accent p
How long had she liyeI in Paris 2'
"Nol born there" with elevated exc.
brows)l Gould she teach music ?'
German ?" Italian ?" drawing
and painting r. Stnvenr method ~
mo ?" "H'm-unfortunatc "How
much experience p None nj all p
II do mol know how you can get a
situation now; bui VIII tell you what
YOU can choose from. Here is a s.tua.
ton Ia Portland. Oregon. The salary
is not large. only 600. As you would be
goyerness for two children oniy-but.
oh tho expenses Of the journey2 Two
or three hundred dollars. or more; but
you can borrow. can you noi?'
Poor Mile. de Aldlno shook her head.
That would not do. "Ah, there is some
thing else. An excellent school In
Delaware. principal wishes a French
teacher. young and energetic. one who
would he sure 70 manage unruly schol-
airs. Some Of the outside duties are
mentioned. mere tribes. TO be sure.
You would have 10 90 out every morn.
ing with tho omnibus which goes to
pick up the distant scholars They say
that they would try TO SEQ that you had
something TO cat before you started. as
tho omnibus leaves before breakfast
time. That they would Ike TO have
sou We few lectures during the win
ter. 10 keep up interest, and then there
would be two dancing classes, aud they
would like you just TO suporintead
the puplls--two dormilories. SEQ that
they are always in Time and in order.
and so on. That would not be much.
and then there are live small girls be-
tween six and eight years old. with
whom You would be expected to stay
AL tho limo out Of school to amusc
them. No gentlemen allowed on the
premises bedtime; eight O'Clock for all.
It's really an uneommonly nice situa-
ton"
Rose Marie tried 10 express thanks
in her broken English. bit her courage
failed before such a prospect, and after
more proposals Of similar nature she
was forced to leave in disappointment.
Day after day she made her appear
ancc at tie bureau but the season
was wrong, or someth ne was wrong,
and she never succeeded IN establish
ing herself After soma weeks she had
a delicate boy as pupil, but he lived
II distant suburb, and for the daily
lesson she spent sum far too largo for
her slender means, bes de the whole Of
n weary forenoon. AT tho end Of six
weeks Rose-Marlc went to her pupils
house one day to find Il closed, and by
tho next ma she was informed that
the family bad left for long journey.
hoping TO benefit the invalid boy She
never received n penny rs payment for